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  • Stay With It Until The End

    Contributed by Colin Thornby on Nov 12, 2010
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     | 5,164 views

    Jesus' call to us, in the face of wars and rumours of war, is to stay with it until the end - to continue on as servants.

    This part of Luke’s gospel is a type of writing - a genre - called apocalyptic. Apocalyptic literature is found throughout the Bible - the most sustained example being the book we call ‘Revelation’. This type of writing focuses on the coming of God’s kingdom, or rule, in ...read more

  • That They All Be One Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 31, 2017
     | 3,371 views

    Our witness must be positive–we hold fast to what we know is true, and treat those who don’t share those views with charity and patience.

    Thursday of fifth week in Lent 2017 Joy of the Gospel Today we look at the person and commitment of Abraham, whom the Liturgy calls “our father in faith.” Genesis records the fundamental promise that the Jews–and Christians–hold dear. And it’s not the land of Canaan, or Palestine, over which ...read more

  • Pray For Us Preachers Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 3, 2016
     | 4,211 views

    The homily is the touchstone for judging a pastor’s closeness and ability to communicate to his people.

    Thursday of 13th Week in Course Today Jesus’s words are about preaching and service. They are directed to us, to the clergy leaders of the Church, primarily, but really to all Christians. Saint Francis lived out this vocation–he took with him on his journeys almost nothing. He ...read more

  • Pictures Of My Exponential Church Lesson 7 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 19, 2018
     | 2,266 views

    Pictures of my exponential church

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Don’t just look at differences in doctrine, culture, liturgy, class (upper, middle and lower) or age distinction (youth vs. elderly church). 2. “I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18). a. Not supervise outward arrangements. b. Not organize people, programs, facilities, time, ...read more

  • An Unbroken Chain Of Witnesses Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,265 views

    The rich man was isolated, even from his brothers. True faith comes usually from someone sharing it with us.

    Thursday of the Second Week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei Recently we discovered an infestation of what are called “acrobat” ants, Crematogaster hespera, in our house. We had the pest control folks treat the house with good success. The treatment was a chemical friendly to the good fauna ...read more

  • Faith Needs A Setting Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 29, 2014
     | 2,830 views

    what is communicated in the Church, what is handed down in her living Tradition, is the new light born of an encounter with the true God, a light which touches us at the core of our being and engages our minds, wills and emotions.

    Thursday of 4th week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei The name “Israel” was given to Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebecca, after an incident in which this patriarch wrestled all night with a divine being. That name means “God-fighter,” and it applied well to his descendants. Our OT ...read more

  • Good Shepherd And Church Unity Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 20, 2013
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     | 5,209 views

    The Council Fathers recognize the obstacles to human unity, and the key to bringing humans together under the leadership of the Good Shepherd.

    Monday of 4th Week in Easter 2013 The Good Shepherd The prophet Isaiah complained, with the voice of God, “all we like sheep have gone astray.” This was truly said of the Hebrew people, and their Jewish descendants. Every time God rescued them from the results of their own bad ...read more

  • Choral Symphony No. 1

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 27, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,122 views

    Creation joins in heaven's song.

    CHORAL SYMPHONY No. 1. Revelation 5:11-14. Introduction. If I was looking for a single motif for our readings in the Apocalypse in the Easter season, it would be that of a slain Lamb, STANDING in the midst of the throne (Revelation 5:6). There is evidence here of the Resurrection. As well as ...read more

  • Wonder Counselor To Prince Of Peace Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 21, 2014
     | 4,046 views

    How do we make Christ present again in our world as Wonder Counselor, God Hero, Prince of Peace?

    Christmas Midnight Mass 2014 Thirteen Days of Christmas “Why do the nations rage? Why do the peoples think foolishness?” These words of the second psalm are sung in today’s Introit. They are Messianic words that follow the antiphon which the Church has always put into the lips ...read more

  • God's Plan Is Best Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 18, 2015
     | 4,784 views

    Like the eunuch from Ethiopia, we must be open to God's plan in Christ.

    Thursday of 3rd Week of Easter 2015 Joy of the Gospel The Father was surely drawing this Ethiopian to Jesus, and–not by luck–deacon Phillip was on the same road as the African’s chariot. The eunuch had been in Jerusalem to pray and study, so he was either a Jew or an admirer of ...read more

  • Catch Fire With The Gospel Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 18, 2014
     | 4,409 views

    We can do our part to set our parish on fire with devotion to the joy of the Gospel

    Thursday of 29th Week in Course Joy of the Gospel St. Paul had during his Christian life on earth at least one experience that he characterized as being lifted up to the heavens. He needed that consolation because of the hard work of evangelization he was called to perform. He saw the ...read more

  • Useless Or Useful? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 8, 2014
     | 5,914 views

    Mercy is the greatest of the virtues in the external manifestation.

    Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course Joy of the Gospel St. Paul had a dilemma. One of his converts in Asia, Philemon, lived in Colossae. Philemon’s slave, Onesimus, had escaped and probably stolen property in the process. Escaped slaves were dealt with according to their owner’s whim ...read more

  • A Masterpiece

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,219 views

    Learning from Jesus' teaching from Matthew 6, so that believer's can pray and seek His face for more of His love and grace.

    A Masterpiece Matthew 6:9-13 Coach John Wooden died at the age of 99, he was renowned as one of the greatest college coaches of all times. When John graduated from the eighth grade, his dad couldn’t afford a gift, so he wrote John a 7-point creed, which he encouraged John to ...read more

  • Reflecting On The Dark Passages Of Scripture Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 12, 2012
     | 3,507 views

    As in the story of Judas, there are dark passages in the Bible, but they can help us if we use an interpretation which enables their meaning to emerge in the light of the mystery of Christ.

    Feast of St. Matthias 14 May 2012 Verbum Domini Today’s feast gives us an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest moments in our salvation history. The crucifixion of Jesus was set up by a traitor, Judas “the Iscariot.” It also helps us to consider what the Holy Father and ...read more

  • Perfect Interplay Between The Word And Faith Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,228 views

    The love that is the Holy Spirit is the power that saves us, and empowers us to be like Christ in the world.

    Monday after Pentecost Memorial Day Verbum Domini Before the reform of the Roman liturgy back in the 70's, Pentecost had its own octave, culminating in Trinity Sunday. Whatever we may think of the change, we are now taken from the mountaintop experience of the commemoration of the coming of the ...read more